fivegoldstars
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Opened my first ever bottle of homebrew tonight. It's a Wilko Cab. Sauv. ...and it's pretty rank :-|
I wasn't expecting too much after such a short time in the bottle (two weeks), although the kit does say that the wine is ready to drink straight away.
My issue is, I don't know whether it's going to get any better, as I may have made an error in my brewing. When I opened the bottle, there was quite a hiss of CO2, and slight bubbling around the edge of the glass. The smell is....not good. The wine itself is actually drinkable, so I don't think it's infected or anything like that.
My two questions are:
1) If this is a degassing issue, what does everyone else do before bottling? I followed the instructions, swirling the demijohn several times over 24 hours after stabilising. Should I look at wine whips etc?
2) This bottle was less full than the remainder. If there's CO2 building up in them, I may have a pressure issue. Is it safe to loosen the caps, or do I risk oxidization?
Thanks for reading.
I wasn't expecting too much after such a short time in the bottle (two weeks), although the kit does say that the wine is ready to drink straight away.
My issue is, I don't know whether it's going to get any better, as I may have made an error in my brewing. When I opened the bottle, there was quite a hiss of CO2, and slight bubbling around the edge of the glass. The smell is....not good. The wine itself is actually drinkable, so I don't think it's infected or anything like that.
My two questions are:
1) If this is a degassing issue, what does everyone else do before bottling? I followed the instructions, swirling the demijohn several times over 24 hours after stabilising. Should I look at wine whips etc?
2) This bottle was less full than the remainder. If there's CO2 building up in them, I may have a pressure issue. Is it safe to loosen the caps, or do I risk oxidization?
Thanks for reading.
